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Dean of student affairs, Assistant Professor

Dr. Faiza Zitouni, PhD

Dr. Faiza Zitouni
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Liwa College, Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Otaiba Street (Al Najda Street previously), Al Danah, Baniyas Tower B, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Professional Summary

Dr. Faiza Zitouni, PhD

Dr. Faiza Zitouni is an accomplished leader with a track record of over 25 years of experience in both the academic and industrial sectors. She has held various senior roles, including Industrial Senior Research Leader, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Development, Dean of Student Affairs, Acting Dean of Admissions & Registration and has significant contribution and professional impacts nationally and internationally.

Dr Faiza Achieved the highest prestigious certificate of recognition from Advance- HE, she is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA). This global recognition is a testimony of her exceptional work in enhancing teaching and supporting learning in Higher Education.
Dr Faiza taught various management and engineering programs in various institutions in the UK and Mena. She also has senior industrial experience in the UK, leading various product and process development.

Dr. Faiza Zitouni earned her PhD from Loughborough University (UK) at the Institute of Polymers and Materials Engineering, her groundbreaking research won her the prestigious Reynolds Prize.  Throughout her career progression, Dr Faiza Zitouni has been committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion and always strives towards quality, innovation and excellence.

Core Qualifications

  • Student centered approach
  • Quality centered approach
  • Sustainable development approach
  • Innovation and excellence in teaching and supporting learning
  • Innovation and Enterprise Management
  • Internationalization, Collaboration and Partnerships
  • Programme development
  • Decision Making Skills
  • Accreditation and reviews
  • Change management

Education

  • Oxford Brookes University, Oxford. UK
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow, at the Joining Technology Research Centre (JTRC)
  • PhD, (IPTME), Institute of Polymers and Materials Engineering Loughborough
    University of Technology, United Kingdom
  • Algerian Institute of Petroleum
    Engineering Degree, Ingenerate D'etat/ MSc

Publications

  • Shatat A., Yusef M., Mustafa I., Zitouni F., Almatrook M., “Factors Affecting Techno- Entrepreneurship Innovation and Growth in Developing Economies, International Journal of E- Entrepreneurship and Innovation (IJEEI) 1130) 12(1) 2022.
  • Uday V, Harikrishnan PS, Deoli K, Zitouni F, Mahlknecht J, Kumar M. Current trends in production, morphology, and real-world environmental applications of biochar for the promotion of sustainability. Bioresour Technol. 2022 Sep; 359: 127467. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127467. Epub 2022 Jun 13. PMID: 35710048.
  • Kumar, Manish and Nganda, Armel and Uday, Vismaya and Srivastava, Pankaj and Deka, Bhaskar J. and Zitouni, Faiza and Mahlknecht, Jürgen, Environmental Impact of Perfluorochemicals Compounds: Occurrence, Interactions and Toxicity. September 2022, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4215679 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4215679
  • Al Samman A.M, Zitouni F. (2018), “Using Student’s Evaluation in Improving Teaching Effectiveness”, International Journal of Learning and Development ISSN 2164-4063, Vol. 8, No.1
  • Al Samman A.M, Zitouni F. (2017), “Core Competencies of Academics from Students’ Perspective”, Proceedings International Conference on Sustainable futures, ICSF, p.683